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八地

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Basic Meaning: eighth ground

Senses:

  • The eighth of the ten bhūmis 十地 of the bodhisattva path; the immovable stage 不動地. A pivotal stage in the bodhisattvaʼs practice that is mentioned or discussed in many Mahāyāna texts, as a point after which one is not prone to retrogression. In Yogâcāra works, it is the stage in which all remaining active 現行 afflictions are eliminated. 〔二障義  HBJ 1.804c;無量壽經宗要 T 1747.37.126a18〕 (Skt. aṣṭamī...bhūmiḥ, aṣṭamaka-bhūmi, aṣṭamī, aṣṭa-bhūmika, bhūmīr aṣṭau) [Charles Muller; source(s): Nakamura, Hirakawa]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura) 1103b

    Buddhist Chinese-Sanskrit Dictionary (Hirakawa) 0164

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    Entry created: 1997-09-15

    Updated: 2020-08-15